Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Black Girl You Are Atlas
Renée Watson
Illustrator: Ekua Holmes
Ages: 12+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Kokila/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-46170-9
Keywords: Poetry-race, class, gender, identity, growing up, Portland, Harlem
Written in various poetic forms, this semi-autobiographical collection celebrates Black girlhood and Black sisterhood, and encourages young people to embrace their future boldly. Vibrant, mixed-media illustrations.